[Happinow]

It can't be good news. This plane was carrying 239 passengers. Contact was lost in or near Vietnam. Plane was traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Thoughts and prayers for a safe outcome.

[BarryRX]

It sure doesn't look good. Thoughts and prayers.

[zcaveman]

There was an article about the missing airplane in the Daily Sun today.

Z

[Taltarzac725]

Malaysia Airlines plane missing, presumed crashed in South China Sea | Reuters

Please keep us abreast of this. I feel for the families of the lost if it is indeed down. Prayers that this is not the case.

[Taltarzac725]

... been found.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/e...dark-site.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/wo...ight.html?_r=0

A 12-mile-long oil slick spotted between Malaysia and Vietnam on Saturday afternoon is thought to be the first sign that a missing Malaysia Airlines flight with 239 people aboard went down in the waters between southernmost Vietnam and northern Malaysia, according to Vietnam’s director of civil aviation.

[nitehawk]

Please keep me abreast of what is happening as i do not get CNN

[JB in TV]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

Please keep me abreast of what is happening as i do not get CNN

Uhm...try this click here for CNN

[graciegirl]

This is very sad but is there some......unwritten worry here too? That it might have been destroyed?

[nitehawk]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

This is very sad but is there some......unwritten worry here too? That it might have been destroyed?

Do you think it could be terrorism ????

[collie1228]

The Associated Press reported that two passengers listed on the manifest were carrying stolen passports from Italy and Austria. Doesn't look good - but it's hard to believe a terrorist could crash a plane and the crew can't get out an emergency message.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by collie1228

The Associated Press reported that two passengers listed on the manifest were carrying stolen passports from Italy and Austria. Doesn't look good - but it's hard to believe a terrorist could crash a plane and the crew can't get out an emergency message.

I am at a loss as to motive for terrorists? Who would masquerade as someone else and potentially blow up a plane carrying mostly Asian people?


I know someone sick, but what message would this bring from what terrorist group?

[billethkid]

what is puzzling, if the oil slick area is suspect, is the complete lack of wreckage debris.

Unless the plane made a "Sully" like water landing and then sank with all hands on board....there to me there has to be debris.....of some kind/quantity.....somewhere.

[TexaninVA]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

Do you think it could be terrorism ????

I think that, based on preliminary reports about the missing passports and that the plane vanished without a trace, we'll probably find some element of Islamic terrorism in the equation somewhere.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by TexaninVA

I think that, based on preliminary reports about the missing passports and that the plane vanished without a trace, we'll probably find some element of Islamic terrorism in the equation somewhere.

I have not heard of any groups claiming responsibility for this. And there are other terrorist groups than those of Islam. Let's wait and see what the facts are if they ever come out. It sounds like the crash sight is shallow and level enough at the bottom for them to find the black box.

This was according to the ABC World News report for 3/8/2014. http://abcnews.go.com/


http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/e...dark-site.html

[TexaninVA]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I have not heard of any groups claiming responsibility for this. And there are other terrorist groups than those of Islam. Let's wait and see what the facts are if they ever come out. It sounds like the crash sight is shallow and level enough at the bottom for them to find the black box.

Yes, I was premature in jumping to conclusions that it was likely an Islamic terrorist based group ... assuming terrorism is the cause. I suppose it's just as likely that it was done by some disaffected Irish nuns.